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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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